Absence of Malice
In America can a man be guilty until proven innocent?
In America can a man be guilty until proven innocent?
Crime, Drama, Romance
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1981
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Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
19 Nov 1981
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Spanish
Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$40,716,963
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 8 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Absence of Malice does not invalidate All the President's Men. But with entertainment values -- and a moral sense -- every bit as high as that film's, it observes that there is an underside to journalistic gallantry.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
1 Oct 2008
fresh:
A splendidly disturbing look at the power of sloppy reporting to inflict harm on the innocent.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 May 2008
fresh:
I not only liked this movie despite its factual and ethical problems -- I'm not even so sure they matter so much to most viewers.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
What Mr. Pollack's movies lack in momentum, they make up for in quiet gravity.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The picture has a smug, demoralizing sense of pervasive corruption.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000